 The Idea of the Corporation as a Person: On the Normative Significance of Judicial LanguageChapter 2 in Essays on the Methodology and Discourse of Economics, 1992, pp 29-48 from Palgrave Macmillan Abstract: Abstract The objective of this chapter is to discuss, perhaps to answer, such questions as: of what significance is it for the corporation to be thought of as a person? Of what significance is it for the corporation to be treated as a person? The focus of the chapter, then, is not on the corporation as a person as such but on the idea of the corporation as a person and its social role. To this end, an analysis of more universal applicability is brought to bear on this question. There are therefore two levels of discussion: the general analysis and its application to the idea of the corporation as a person. The argument is that ideas (such as the idea of the corporation as a person) are inexorably embodied in legal definitions in such ways as to influence our view of the world and therefore economic and political behaviour, policy, and performance, and that in consequence of this recognition, the embodiment of certain ideas in law becomes an object of control. Keywords: Belief System; Power Structure; Legal Definition; Corporate Form; Fourteenth Amendment (search for similar items in EconPapers) There are no downloads for this item, see the EconPapers FAQ for hints about obtaining it. Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:pal:palchp:978-1-349-12371-1_3 Ordering information: This item can be ordered from DOI: 10.1007/978-1-349-12371-1_3 Access Statistics for this chapter More chapters in Palgrave Macmillan Books from Palgrave Macmillan |
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